holy table

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In English: "I swear, that the holy table of the sun seems oblong to me, and I promise to remain in this opinion until my last breath."

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John

Then came the elders to the holy table.

From The Golden House by Baker, Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker)

Then, glancing upwards, I beheld the priest Whipping the cheese-cakes and figs from off The holy table; thence he coasted round To every altar spying what was left.

From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William

The thought of arraying myself in this dress to approach the holy table frightened and revolted me as much as if I had been sentenced to drape myself in a winding-sheet.

From The Count's Millions by Gaboriau, Émile

He made the Novena; applied the water to the stomach, the seat of suffering, and on the ninth day approached the holy table.

From The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation by Religious of the Ursuline Community, A